If Thy Brother Shall Trespass

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If Thy Brother Shall Trespass

• Matthew 1815-17

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If Thy Brother Shall Trespass

• When a brother sins, what do you do?
• What if you didnt witness the sin?
• A passage that is often referred to is Matthew
  1815-17.
• To many this passage is the sum total on how we
  deal with sinful matters whatever the case.
• Let us consider then, what to do if thy brother
  shall trespass?

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Context of Matthew 1815-17
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Context Of Matthew 1815-17

• Warnings Against Offending (181-14).
• Instructions On Humility (1-4).
• Punishment Of Offenders (5-7)
• Instructions On Self-Denial (8-11).
• Parable Of The Lost Sheep (12-14).

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Context Of Matthew 1815-17

• Dealing With Offenders (1815-25).
• Restoring Offenders (15-17).
• Assurance In Judging Offenders(18-20).
• Instructions On Forgiveness(21-22).
• Parable of The Unmerciful Servant (23-25).

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Examining Matthew 1815-17
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Examining Matthew 1815-17

• Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against
  thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and
  him alone if he shall hear thee, thou hast
  gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee,
  then take with thee one or two more, that in the
  mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be
  established. And if he shall neglect to hear
  them, tell it unto the church but if he neglect
  to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an
  heathen man and a publican. (Mat 1815-17)
• This is a procedure to reconcile saints separated
  by sin.

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Examining Matthew 1815-17

• Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against
  thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and
  him alone if he shall hear thee, thou hast
  gained thy brother. (Mt. 1815)

Trespass against me?
Go and rebuke him.
Does he hear and repent?
You have gained your brother!
Yes
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Yes
No
No
Stop! Find another passage!
Go To Step Two (v. 16)
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Examining Matthew 1815-17

• But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee
  one or two more, that in the mouth of two or
  three witnesses every word may be established.
  (Mt. 1816)

Does he hear and repent?
Take one or two witnesses.
Does he hear and repent?
You have gained your brother!
No
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Yes
Yes
No
Youve gained your brother!
Go To Step Three(v. 17a)
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Examining Matthew 1815-17

• And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it
  unto the church (Mt. 1817a)

Does he hear and repent?
Tell it to the church.
Does he hear and repent?
You have gained your brother!
No
?
Yes
Yes
No
Youve gained your brother!
Go To Step Four(v. 17b)
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Examining Matthew 1815-17

• but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be
  unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. (Mt.
  1817b)

Does he hear and repent?
Youve gained your brother!
Yes
No
Do not keep company with him.
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Examining Matthew 1815-17
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ApplyingMatthew 1815-17
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Applying Matthew 1815-17

• What is under consideration in our text?
• Any and every concern I have with someone?
• Foolish and unlearned questions (2 Tim. 223)?
• Authorized liberties (Rom. 143, 13-14, 16,
  19-20)?
• Every slight real or imagined (Pro. 1911 Rom.
  123 1 Cor. 135)?

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Applying Matthew 1815-17

• What is under consideration in our text?
• Any and every concern I have with someone?
• No, the text says, trespass!
• That means sin (Mt. 1821 Rom. 323).
• Learn the difference (1 Cor. 31-3 Heb.
  511-14).
• Then strife and contention cease (Pro. 330
  1714 203 258 2617 Php. 23 2 Tim. 214
  2 Tim. 224).

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Applying Matthew 1815-17

• What sins are under consideration in our text?
• Some believe every sin is handled this way, but
  is it?
• if thy brother shall trespass against thee (Mt.
  1815).
• tell him his fault between thee and him alone
  (Mt. 1815).
• The sin here is a private matter between two
  brethren and no one else.

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Applying Matthew 1815-17

• What sins are under consideration in our text?
• Consider context (Mt. 1821 Lev. 1917-18 Lk.
  173-4).
• The only things that fit are private, personal
  sins!
• To force anything else in this text violates the
  context!
• Other sins are handled differently as we shall
  see.
• If you brother has sinned against you, seek to
  restore him!
• If you have sinned against your brother, seek
  reconciliation (Mt. 523-24)!

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Applying Matthew 1815-17

• What about other sins?
• Generally, saints seek to restore sinner(Gal.
  61-2 Jas. 519-20).
• Private and personal sin must be dealt with
  privately (Mt. 1815).
• If that fails, then it begins to become generally
  known (1816-17).
• But some sins arent private sins (1 Cor. 5 Gal.
  2).
• They are not between thee and him alone.
• They are known (1 Cor. 111 51, 3 Gal. 212,
  14).
• They have a greater danger of influence (1 Cor.
  56-7 Gal. 211-13).
• They cannot be dealt with privately.

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Applying Matthew 1815-17

• How then are we to deal with public sins?
• Rebuked before all (1 Tim. 520 Gal. 211,
  14).
• When the saints are gathered together (1 Cor.
  54-5).
• Hopefully they will repent and be reconciled
  (Acts 824).

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Applying Matthew 1815-17

• How then are we to deal with public sins?
• If not, then fellowship is withdrawn
• mark themavoid them (Rom. 1617).
• deliver such an one unto Satan (1 Cor. 55).
• purge out (1 Cor. 57).
• put away from among yourselves that wicked
  person (1 Cor. 513).
• note that man, and have no company with him (2
  Ths. 314).
• from such turn away (2 Tim. 35).

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Applying Matthew 1815-17

• How then are we to deal with public sins?
• If not, then fellowship is withdrawn.
• So that sin doesnt, eat like a canker and
  overthrow the faith of some (2 Tim. 217-18).
• In hopes that the spirit may be saved in the day
  of the Lord Jesus (1 Cor. 55).

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Applying Matthew 1815-17

• God has prescribed different ways to handle sin.
• Let us apply Matthew 18 as the Lord directs.
• It does not fit any and every concern.
• It does not fit public sin.
• It applies to private sin between brethren.

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If Thy Brother Shall Trespass

• Matthew 1815-17

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If Thy Brother Shall Trespass

• Sin separates us from God and one another (Isa.
  591-2 1 Jn. 15-7).
• God doesnt want that and neither should we.
• Let us labor to restore one another as God
  directs.
• Let us do so in a spirit of love and concern for
  one anothers souls.
• Let us handle aright the word of truth.
• Let us seek to restore the erring saint that both
  we and they may rejoice with God together on that
  day when we all shall give an answer.

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